west coast: epilogue
after my experiences in nz i was really concerned that my jaunt in the states would be an umitigated disaster: happily, this was not the case at all. it was nice having floydie around, and i enjoyed the sense of liberation having a car gave us, but the main reason i was more satisfied by this one week than by my entire month in the antipodes was that the attractions were as impressive as they promised to be. the grand canyon, vegas, death valley, they were all genuinely astounding, as opposed to utter fictions dreamed up by some feverish, hyperbole drunk, (kiwi) tourist board publicist. when you add the relaxed vibe of san francisco, and some quality time with the rellies, you end up with a pretty succesful seven days. it is amazing that we were only there a week: i think that's another factor in my contentment, that we achieved so much in such a short space of time.when it comes to travelling i am still undeniably more in my element in some third world hellhole, but this trip demonstrated that if the sights you are going to see are truly spectacular, you don't need to rely on a bird flu gauntlet of a journey to keep it interesting. oh, and two tacos for a $1: unhealthy, unclean, but ingenious.
posted by bicrom @ 3:50 pm
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